One event on January 5, 2019 at 6:30pm
One event on January 6, 2019 at 7:00pm
One event on January 7, 2019 at 6:30pm
One event on January 9, 2019 at 7:00pm
One event on January 10, 2019 at 6:30pm
One event on January 11, 2019 at 6:30pm
One event on January 12, 2019 at 3:00pm
One event on January 4, 2019 at 5:00pm
Lesley University’s winter evening reading series will bring a variety of acclaimed authors to campus from Jan. 4 through Jan. 12 at Marran Theater, 34 Mellen St., Cambridge. All readings are free and open to the public.
Friday, Jan. 4 at 5 p.m.
Steven Cramer, poetry
Laurie Foos, fiction
Saturday, Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m.
Renée Watson, guest reader, writing for young people
Sunday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.
Stephen Haven, poetry
Kate Snodgrass, stage and screen
Monday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Danielle Legros Georges, poetry
Chris Lynch, writing for young people
Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.
Jane Brox, nonfiction
Jason Reynolds, writing for young people
Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. | Graduating Student Readings
Kyle Gregory, Rhiannon Houch, Jennifer Kudelka, Abigail C.K. Lill, Rahima Rice
Friday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m. | Graduating Student Readings
Paul Astorino, Michelle Boland, John Doole, Kristina Fedeczko, Gabriella Irwin, Linda Kaufman, Elizabeth Rose
Saturday, Jan. 12 at 3:00 p.m. | Graduating Student Readings
Delyn Arey, Jo-Anne Hart, Livia Hermiz, Mundy McLaughlin, Liz Shick
Our MFA in Creative Writing holds two residencies per year, in January and June. Each residency offers a wide range of MFA faculty readings representing the program’s literary genres as well as other acclaimed visiting writers.
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